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EPISODE 13: THE GUARDIAN OF THE EQUATOR

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(artwork by Marie Renaud)

Petzi is eager to travel to the southern half of the world. The equator must be crossed; a rope, which is guarded day and night by King Neptune. Petzi, Pingo and Pelle attempt to sneak through. But they fail and create a huge knot in the rope. Can the friends untangle the equator before Neptune wakes up?

EPISODE 12: BACK ON TRACK

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Young crocodile Paffhanna lives together with her mother in the middle of the desert. It’s just the two of them. Paffhana’s mother has built her daughter a lokomotive to provide at least some sort of entertainment. When Petzi and his friends swing by, driving in circles isn’t enough for Paffhanna anymore. Together they try to prove the mother wrong: the desert is not the end of the world.

Watch the episode online at ZDF Mediathek.

EPISODE 11: THE PANCAKE DETECTIVE

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Pingo’s voice is hoarse. He can only communicate with his friends using gestures. But when pancakes get stolen from the good ship Mary gestures are not enough. Evidence shows that Pingo himself has eaten all the pancakes without sharing. Can Pingo find the real thief and prove his innocence?

EPISODE 10: MUCKY PUP CLEANS UP

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(artwork by Domareen Fox)

The friends make fun of Petzi, who has spilled pancake dough in the galley. Petzi promises to clean up. But in fixing things he creates an even bigger mess. Petzi insists not being a mucky pup and goes to Addi. Addi runs his own laundrette and might be exactly the kind of help Petzi needs so desperately. But Addi is lovesick and has other things on his mind.

EPISODE 9: BERGSTEIGER

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(artwork by Marion Bordeyne)

Petzi and his friends want to climb a mountain. However, they lack experience and equipment. How nice that they meet mountaineer Greta, who wants to stand by their side.

But quickly tit turns out that Greta has ideas of discipline that the friends share in no way.

EPISODE 8: THE DAM BUILDERS

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(Petzi pose sheet by Marion Bordeyne)

Actually, Petzi, Pelle and Pingo just wanted to find the treasure of uncle Bruno. But then they meet Tim, a beaver. Tim wants to build his first dam and needs some help. Alone, he seems unable to put anything respectable into the river. The friends have to decide whether they care more about the treasure or Tim’s longing.

EPISODE 7: AN ICY FRONT

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The friends visit Emil at the north pole. He is in charge of greasing the axis of the earth. But when Emil and Old Salt get caught up in an arm wrestling fight the axis begins to crunch. Since Emil and Old Salt don’t want to give in it is on the boys to save the world.

EPISODE 6: KING OF THE GULLS

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(artwork by Marion Bordeyne)

On a small island hatching turtles have to be protected from hungry seagulls. Pingo does everything to bring the little turtle babies safely to the sea. But it’s harder than expected: while the number of gulls is growing, Petzi and Pelle are not exactly any kind of help.

EPISODE 5: PARTY, PARTY, PARTY

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Pingo and Pelle want to give a surprise party for Petzi. They trick their friend into thinking it’s still pitch black and in the middle of the night. Petzi should sleep soundly on the good ship Mary as long as they need for their preparation on a party island.
At some point, however, Petzi can not sleep any longer, and misunderstandings unfold.

EPISODE 4: FROM A STANDING START

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Kangaroo Peter has been tinkering with his car for years. Without much success. Petzi cannot believe it and promises Peter his maiden trip by the end the day. The crew immediately gets going. Only Pingo notices Peter’s secret: he is terrified of driving. Can Peter hide his fear for much longer?

EPISODE 3: ACROBATS OF THE SKY

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The crew meets Osram, an elephant in a bathtub. Osram is laid back, funny, but terribly forgetful. He can’t remember a single thing. Not even that Pelle is a bird. Pelle wants to prove this by showing off his flying skills. Which by the way are underwhelming, to say the least. The episode can be watched online here: ZDF Mediathek

EPISODE 2: THE ISLAND THAT LISPED

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Full speed ahead, the good ship Mary ends up on top of a whale. Wallerie refuses to dive and let the crew go. “I’m an island”, the whale insists. Petzi, Pingo, Pelle and Old Salt need to find out what happened to the young whale. Can the answer be found below the surface of the ocean. This episode will air on Sunday 16th at 6:40 p.m. on German broadcaster KIKA

EPISODE 1: LANDLOVERS NO MORE

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Petzi (Rasmus Klump), Pingo and pelikan Pelle are best friends. One day, they find shipwrecked Old Salt on the beach. The guys decide to help him build a new ship. But when Pingo and Pelle realize that Petzi wants set sails and join Old Salt they’re shaken. They don’t want to lose their friend. Watch Saturday’s episode on KIKA at 6:35 p.m. or afterwards online:

PETZI in the KIKA media library

PETZI ABOUT TO ENTER THE SEA

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(artwork by Domareen Fox)

We are proud to present Petzi (Rasmus Klump), our latest TV series. It is based on the books by Carla an Vilhelm Hansen that we ourselves owned, read and loved when we were children. We were lucky to explore this world again and live with these characters. We had the opportunity to work with many talented people who became part of our ship crew and who conquered our hearts. It has been a journey we will never forget. We hope children will enjoy watching the show and going on adventures with Petzi and his gang.

Starting from September 15th the 26 episodes of Rasmus Klump/ Petzi will air daily at 6:35 p.m. on Germany’s KIKA. The episodes will then also be available online for a limited time.

Check our blog to get more details in the upcoming weeks and see some more pre-production artwork.